He's either a strangely acting citizen with shoddy luck, or a Syssin really good at mindgames, but Axius voted for him the first round, which I think definitely shines in his favor.

I made a stupid and didn't bother to go to the next actual page on the thread, yesterday. Other than that.. I don't think my behavior is all that strange? I'm under suspicion, unlike most, but.. Yeah. That's also it.

All I have to say in my own defense is that as a citizen I haven't had a clue one way or another, which I've explained on more than one occasion. I've listened to speculations and watched behavior as everyone else, I guess, but with people voting back and forth and sometimes for frivolous reasons has made it confusing.

My saying I'm a citizen will not convince anyone, because that's what anyone would say. Neither am I the Drunk, so lynching me at least won't kill a second person. You'll give the Syssin an edge though, which would be a shame.

Want my opinion, Lehar? Jami, Emir, and Valingar look more suspicious to me. Karhast could be the Drunk, but what do I know?

VOTE Jami

If I'm wrong it's because I'm not part of a group to discuss potential targets with for the optimal strategy.

As a matter of fact, me being alive just gives more evidence to Buford being Syssin. If he wasn't, the Syssin would have offed me to throw doubt onto Buford. But they haven't, because then Buford looks guilty and warrants more investigation.

I'll defer to the logic there that was used in the first round when Kelliara was killed after being the only person to target Sibatti heavily: that's quite the obvious ploy to try and draw attention. It's been used in so many other games and is practically a staple by now that it's practically transparent in how easy it is to see through. We've made it this far with only 1 mafia death; this mafia isn't dumb.

If anything, the Syssin would likely be trying to set me up (seeing as I've been quite vocal throughout the duration of the game) by not having you or I killed, thinking along the lines that our loud bickering would draw attention to either you or me for a lynch; why would they bother trying to kill one or both of us off when it seems we're both loud enough to risk doing it ourselves?

My eyes are on Teani. There isn't much substance behind the actions, she's been quiet for the greater part of the game, and the scattered voting patterns to me are a suspicious attempt at trying not to be caught.

I'm going to be slightly wary of a vote train on Teani before Lehar herself confirms it. She's noted she leans towards it, but that's not a very strong inclination; other people are just piling on, however, and I'm not sure whether that's a sign of the town coordinating well or the Syssin working together to throw one of their own under the bus. Regardless of what it is, I think I'll hold out for a bit.

Teani voted for JamiSibatti voted for TeaniEmir voted for BufordBuford voted for TeaniLehar voted for TeaniEmir changed his vote to TeaniKarhast voted for Teani

Jami (1): TeaniTeani (5): Sibatti, Buford, Lehar, Emir, Karhast

Esterport's population was quickly dwindling. Its citizens, both reluctant to kill more of their own and eager to snuff out the Syssin threat, rallied around a reluctant Psychic, who pointed a tentative finger at Teani.

An increasingly kill-happy mob hauled Teani off despite her many protestations. Her defense went from spirited to deflated as it became clear the rest of the citizens were determined to send her to the gallows regardless.

By the end of it, all Teani could do was shrug. "You'll see," was her morose promise just before her rope was cut.

As the citizens gathered together in the H&H2 courtyard on the fifth day, their group growing ever smaller, they conducted the usual head count. Even though by now it was becoming routine, a concerned murmur rippled through the crowd at the knowledge that yet one more of their number was absent.

Emir.

By now, no one cared to see what the Syssin and their General had done to him. And, as it turned out, they didn't have to -- this time, the signature note was nailed to the front door of Emir's house:

I don't think the drunk can win either way, unless we mess up next round and lynch him instead. The only condition for the Syssin to win is if they outnumber the rest of the town - the game ends there, over and done. There is no extra win for the drunk involved.